2016

Storm Angus, the first of this winter’s storms, dumped a month’s rain in a few hours and submerged cars in Bristol. Thousands of homes were inundated. Travel was disrupted. Flood protection and prevention are back on the political agenda.

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), one of the world’s leading professional marketing bodies, announced the launch of its first sector-specific Marketing Programme for the construction industry.

On 24th June we all found out that the UK will be leaving the EU at some point in the near future. What we still don’t know is when, what our trading arrangements will be, whether labour mobility will be constrained, or whether negotiations over these major points will reach a quick or drawn-out conclusion. For us economists, this has raised the difficulty level for our Summer round of construction industry forecasts.